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Joe Bagnoli, vice-president for enrollment and dean of admission and financial aid

Grinnell, IA -

Grinnell College President Raynard S. Kington has appointed Joseph P. Bagnoli, Jr., of Berea College to lead Grinnell’s strategic recruitment and financial aid programs. Bagnoli will join the Grinnell staff on Feb. 23 as vice president for enrollment and dean of admission and financial aid.

Bagnoli currently serves as dean of enrollment and academic services at Berea, his alma mater, with responsibility for admission, financial aid, athletics, academic services, and student records and accounts. Berea College, located in Berea, Ky., is recognized for its abolitionist founding as the first interracial, coeducational college in the South and its unique student labor program in which all students participate to earn a tuition-free education.

“Joe’s impressive record of service at Berea, both personally and professionally, demonstrates high-level commitment to the goal of strategically enrolling a diverse student body, while balancing challenging demographics and economic times,” Kington said. “He shares Grinnell’s drive for social good and academic excellence, and our desire to extend educational opportunities to disadvantaged college-bound students.”

Bagnoli previously served as director of admissions and financial aid at Concord College in West Virginia and as an admissions counselor at Berea. He holds a master’s degree in student personnel services from Eastern Kentucky University and is completing his Ph.D. in educational policy studies and evaluation at the University of Kentucky.

“Grinnell’s history of social action and its reputation as a leader in access to higher education among elite liberal arts colleges compelled me to pursue this position,” Bagnoli said. “I believe Grinnell can play an increasingly important role in the diversification of higher education nationally by acting upon its own convictions, and I look forward to engaging in that work.” Bagnoli is the second member of his family to join the Grinnell campus; his oldest daughter is currently a first-year student.

Grinnell College is a nationally recognized, private, four-year, liberal arts college located in Grinnell, Iowa. Founded in 1846, Grinnell enrolls 1,600 students from all 50 states and from as many international countries in more than 26 major fields, interdisciplinary concentrations, and pre-professional programs.